George Clooney's best quotes about wife Amal: Their love story in pictures

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June 08, 2017

It was the surprise announcement of the year in 2014 when then 54-year-old George Clooney, known as one of Hollywood's most dedicated bachelors, said he was finally ready to settle down. The lucky lady? Gorgeous and talented international human rights lawyer Amal Alamuddin. The pair married in Venice that fall and less than three years later, in June 2017, became parents to twins Ella and Alexander.

In honor of the Clooneys, we've gathered George's sweetest quotes about his talented wife – and the couple's most adorable pics.

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Following their September 2014 nuptials, George told HELLO!: "My verdict on being Mr. and Mrs. Clooney? It feels pretty damn great."

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Speaking to CBS News about making his shock marriage proposal, George said: "I knew fairly quickly that I wanted to spend the rest of my life with Amal."

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In the same interview, he discussed how he has changed since marriage. "I’m a much happier person and we have a very happy life," he said. "I very much enjoy the projects that she takes on because they have real consequence."

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The Hollywood star has confessed it didn't take him long to realize that Amal was 'the one.' “I think about three days in, you could tell. I mean, I knew when I met her that she was so extraordinary and special," he said. "And then I wondered if I’d ever get a chance to date her.”

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The actor told reporters at a children's charity gala, "I really love my wife – I couldn't be more proud of the things she does."

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"Since she's smarter than me, the only way we resolve anything is by arm wrestling," he joked to news.com.au. "That is my only chance of winning anything with her because if it's an intellectual battle, I would lose. She's the smart one in the family."

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Before their wedding, George praised his future spouse at a charity gala in Florence. "I guess what I'd like to say to my bride-to-be Amal is that I love you very much, and I can't wait to be your husband."

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"She's someone that I enjoy spending every minute of the day with and I’m very proud to be around, watching the things that she does I admire so greatly," the Monuments Men star said during a BBC interview. "I’ve always been involved in things other than this business long before I was successful at it, but she’s been doing it kind of quietly and unheralded for a long, long period of time."

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Complimenting his wife's sense of style and hard-working attitude, George said: "She’s stunning and has a great sense of style — there’s no stylist or anything, she just comes out like that, and she shows up, and she looks stunning. And she does it while she’s got 11 cases going — literally. So she’s an amazing woman."

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"She's an amazing human being," George told Entertainment Tonight. "And she's caring. And she also happens to be one of the smartest people I've ever met. And she's got a great sense of humor."

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On the red carpet at the Tomorrowland premiere George said: "I'm a very lucky man to have met someone as special as my wife, so I'm very happy!"

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The couple celebrated their first wedding anniversary with a sushi date in Los Angeles. Talking about the milestone George said: "We sure are having fun."

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After it was announced he was to be a dad in early 2017, George opened up to French outlet Paris Match about raising his children in the different countries where he and his wife own homes. “We have the chance to live between three countries: Italy, America and England,” the dad-to-be said. “But as soon as the children go to school, it’ll be necessary to choose where to settle. In the meantime, we will continue to move according to our respective schedules.” The actor added, “People think we’re never together, but we have not been separated for more than a week.”

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In February 2017, the pregnant human rights lawyer accompanied her husband to the Cesar Awards in Paris, where he accepted an honorary career prize – raving about mom-to-be Amal in the process. “To my wife Amal, there isn’t a day that goes by that I’m not proud to be your husband,” he said. “And I am excited about the years to come, and particularly the months to come. I love you very much.”

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In June 2017, George's rep announced the arrival of the couple's twins, Alexander and Ella – and while it wasn't exactly in his own words, the statement definitely had the actor's touch. In a statement to HELLO!, the new parents confirmed: "This morning Amal and George welcomed Ella and Alexander Clooney into their lives. Ella, Alexander and Amal are all healthy, happy and doing fine. George is sedated and should recover in a few days."